R. J. Cassidy Explained

R. J. Cassidy
Birth Name:Robert John Cassidy
Birth Date:1880
Birth Place:Coolac, New South Wales
Death Place:Bondi Junction, New South Wales
Occupation:poet
Language:English
Nationality:Australian
Years Active:1902-1941

R. J. (Bob) Cassidy (1880-1948) was an Australian poet who was born in Coolac, New South Wales.[1]

Working life

After contributing poems and prose to a number of Sydney newspapers Cassidy joined the staff of The Australian Worker in 1908. He later left that paper for the Barrier Truth in Broken Hill, before finally returning to The Australian Worker in 1908.[2] He wrote for the paper under his own name and under that of his major pseudonym, "Gilrooney".[3]

Cassidy was one of the founding members of New South Wales Artists' and Writers' Association, which later joined forces with the Australian Journalists' Association in 1909.

Cassidy died on 26 September 1948 at his home in Bondi Junction[4] and was buried in the Catholic section of Waverley Cemetery.[5]

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Collections

Notes and References

  1. Web site: R. J. Cassidy . Austlit. 8 August 2023.
  2. The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature edited by Wilde, Hooton and Andrews, 2nd edition, p147
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146246243 The Passing of R. J. Cassidy
  4. News: 27 September 1948 . Family Notices . 10 . . 34,560 . New South Wales, Australia . 13 August 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 28 September 1948 . Family Notices . 12 . . 34,561 . New South Wales, Australia . 13 August 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: Austlit - Chandler of Corralinga by R. J. Cassidy . Austlit. 8 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Austlit - The Land of the Starry Cross and other Verses by R. J. Cassidy . Austlit. 8 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Austlit - The Gypsy Road and Other Fancies by R. J. Cassidy . Austlit. 8 August 2023.